Providing pre-transfusion blood samples for police - CEM position statement
Fellows and members of the College are occasionally asked to take pre-transfusion blood samples from patients to assist the police in investigating crimes. The police test these blood samples for toxicology. Emergency physicians should not normally provide pre-transfusion blood samples for the police
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